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confer
Overview of verb confer
The verb confer has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) confer, confabulate, confab, consult -- (have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action")
2. confer, bestow -- (present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone")
Grep of noun confer
conferee
conference
conference call
conference center
conference house
conference room
conference table
conferment
conferral
conferrer
conferva
confervoid algae
Antonyms of verb confer
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confer
2 senses of confer
Sense 1
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> hash out, discuss, talk over
=> talk of, talk about
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
confer, bestow
=> award, present
=> allocate, apportion
=> assign, allot, portion
=> distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb confer
2 senses of confer
Sense 1
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> collogue
Sense 2
confer, bestow
=> miter
=> bless
=> graduate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confer
2 senses of confer
Sense 1
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> hash out, discuss, talk over
Sense 2
confer, bestow
=> award, present
'Cause To' of verb confer
Derived Forms of verb confer
2 senses of confer
Sense 1
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
RELATED TO>(noun) conferee#2
=> conferee
RELATED TO>(noun) conference#1
=> conference
RELATED TO>(noun) conference#3
=> conference, group discussion
Sense 2
confer, bestow
RELATED TO>(noun) conferment#1
=> bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment
RELATED TO>(noun) conferee#1
=> conferee
RELATED TO>(noun) conferral#1
=> bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment
Domain of verb confer
Domain Terms of verb confer
Familiarity of verb confer
confer used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb confer
2 senses of confer
Sense 1
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
EX: Sam cannot confer Sue
EX: Sam wants to confer with Sue
Sense 2
confer, bestow
*> Somebody ----s something on somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb confer
2 senses of confer
Sense 1
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
> hash out, discuss, talk over
=> negociate, negotiate, talk terms
=> negociate
=> powwow
=> debate, deliberate
=> consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
=> bandy, kick around
=> moderate, chair, lead
=> rede, advise, counsel
=> confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> broach, initiate
=> bandy about
=> thrash out, hammer out
Sense 2
confer, bestow
> award, present
=> certificate
=> confer, bestow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb confer
Sense 1
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> hash out, discuss, talk over
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Sense 2
confer, bestow
=> award, present
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Grep of verb confer
confer
confer with
Grep of adj confer
conferred
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